{"product_id":"the-life-of-dick-haymes-9781496828170","title":"The Life of Dick Haymes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was a time when no one would have left Dick Haymes (1918-1980) out of the top class of such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra and Perry Como. But now the Argentine-born baritone is known only to those ardent fans and music historians who still claim him as one of the most talented popular singers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaymes worked with several great bandleaders, including Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey, before beginning a solo career that vaulted him to Hollywood stardom. In 1944, he worked with Twentieth Century-Fox, headlining such hit musicals as Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe and State Fair. Such popular recordings as 'Little White Lies'; 'The More I See You'; 'How Blue the Night'; 'For You, For Me, For Evermore'; 'Speak Low'; and 'Another Night Like This' made him a top draw at the box office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1950s, when television took over the media landscape and the appeal of musicals declined, Haymes's career suffered. Despite efforts in the 1970s, he ne\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040606323031,"sku":"9781496828170","price":29.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496828170.jpg?v=1750947259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-of-dick-haymes-9781496828170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}